23美国人常用的1500个单词
<K>
keep [(1) to possess; (2) to have for oneself]
They kept the old house for a long time. (1)
He keeps most of the money that he earns. (2)
kick [to hit with the foot]
How far can you kick the ball?
kidnap [to seize and take away by force]
The man kidnapped the boy but released him after the family paid him a million dollars.
kill [(1) to make dead; (2) to cause to die]
The woman killed her three husbands for their money. (1)
The blight killed almost every chestnut tree in the
kind [(1) sort; (2) gentle; (3) caring; (4) helpful]
What kind of dog is that? (1)
He is a kind man. (2)
She was a kind mother to all her children. (3)
A kind old man told me where to find your house. (4)
kiss [to touch with the mouth to show love or honor]
Do you remember your first kiss?
knife [a tool or weapon used to cut]
The knife that he found was very sharp.
know [(1) to understand something as correct; (2) to have the facts about; (3) to recognize someone because you have met and talked together before]
I know the answer to your question. (1)
Do you know how deep the river is here? (2)
He knew her for many years. (3)
knowledge [(1) that which is known; (2) learning or understanding]
A huge library in
You can use the Internet computer system to find knowledge about a great many subjects. (2)
<L>
labor [(1) work; (2) workers as a group]
Building a house is hard labor. (1)
Organized labor is a major force in American politics. (2)
laboratory [a room or place where experiments in science are done]
The medical students spent much of their time in the laboratory.
lack [(1) to be without; (2) the condition of needing, wanting or not having]
The farmhouse lacked heat and electricity. (1)
The lack of rain caused the crops to fail. (2)
lake [a large area of fresh water surrounded by land]
She swam across the lake.
land [(1) to come to the earth from the air; (2) the part of the earth not covered by water; (3) the ground]
Airplanes land at airports. (1)
Only 25 percent of the earth's surface is land. (2)
He bought this land ten years ago. (3)
language [(1) words and their use; (2) what people speak in a country, nation or group]
She was interested in how new words come into the language. (1)
How many languages do you speak? (2)
large [(1) big; (2) being of more than usual size, amount or number; (3) opposite small]
How large is your house? (1)
He had a large voice for such a small man. (2)
She was a large woman. (3)
last [(1) to continue; (2) after all others; (3) the only one remaining]
The talks will last three days. (1)
He was the last person to arrive. (2)
She is the last person in line. (3)
late [(1) after the correct time; (2) near the end; (3) opposite early]
He arrived an hour late for work. (1)
The doctor said she would have her baby late in the year. (2)
Do you like to eat early or late? (3)
laugh [to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings]
I always laugh at her funny stories.
launch [(1) to put into operation; (2) to begin; (3) to send into the air or space]
The terrorists launched an attack in the middle of the night. (1)
She said she soon will launch her campaign for mayor. (2)
The
law [all or any rules made by a government]
The mayor urged city officials to pass the new law.
lead [(1) to show the way; (2) to command; (3) to control; (4) to go first]
I could not find the store until he led me to it. (1)
General Wilcox will lead the special anti-terrorist force. (2)
He leads our music department. (3)
She followed as he led the way. (4)
leak [to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid)]
Oil leaked from the broken pipe.
learn [(1) to get knowledge about; (2) to come to know a fact or facts]
He learned calculus in high school.(1)
She wondered how he learned where she lived. (2)
leave [(1) to go away from; (2) to let something stay where it is]
His son will leave home next year for college. (1)
Please leave me alone. (2)
left [(1) on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; (2) opposite right]
Do you write with your left hand? (1)
I am lost because I turned left instead of right. (2)
legal [of or in agreement with the law]
He said his lawyer gave him good legal advice.
legislature [a government lawmaking group]
The legislature makes laws.
lend [(1) to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; (2) to make a loan of money]
Joe said he will lend me his car tomorrow. (1)
None of his friends would lend him any money. (2)
less [(1) smaller in amount; (2) not as much]
His doctor said he should eat less meat. (1)
She travels less in her new job. (2)
let [(1) to permit to do or to be; (2) to make possible]
Let me help you with that. (1)
She let him drive her new car. (2)
letter [a communication in writing sent to another person]
I wrote a letter to you last night.
level [(1) the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; (2) the position of something or someone]
The river rose to its highest level in history during the flood last year. (1)
He has worked at the top levels of government for many years. (2)
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